Common use of FUND SHARES Clause in Contracts

FUND SHARES. 1. Fund will deliver to State Street Instructions with respect to the declaration and payment of any dividend or other distribution on the shares of capital stock of a Portfolio ("Fund Shares") by a Portfolio. On the date specified in such Instruction, State Street will pay out of the monies held for the account of the Portfolio, insofar as it is available for such purposes, and credit to the account of the Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Portfolio, the amount specified in such Instructions. 2. Whenever Fund Shares are repurchased or redeemed by a Portfolio, Portfolio or its agent will give State Street Instructions regarding the aggregate dollar amount to be paid for such shares. Upon receipt of such Instruction, State Street will charge such aggregate dollar amount to the account of the Portfolio and either deposit the same in the account maintained for the purpose of paying for the repurchase or redemption of Fund Shares or deliver the same in accordance with such Instruction. State Street has no duty or responsibility to determine that Fund Shares have been removed from the proper shareholder accounts or that the proper number of Fund Shares have been canceled and removed from the shareholder records. 3. Whenever Fund Shares are purchased from Fund, Fund will deposit or cause to be deposited with State Street the amount received for such shares. State Street has no duty or responsibility to determine that Fund Shares purchased from Fund have been added to the proper shareholder account or that the proper number of such shares have been added to the shareholder records.